0-5 Lions dont mean a win

[Inetpub]

Just because the Detroit Lions are 0-5 That doesnt guarantee us a win. Teams will eventually find a way to win. What are the chances a team goes 0-6?

Looking at their schedule, it wasnt the easiest one in the league.

Week 1 Seattle (obvious reasons)
Week 2 Chicago (obvious reasons)
Week 3 Green Bay (Farve threw for 3 TDs that game)
Week 4 St. Louis (Bulger 3 TDs)
Week 5 Minnesota (well whatever game. toss up but they lost. We had a toss up but we won vs Minnesota)

Now looking at simple stats, Obviously we gotta air it out to win. Looking at the fact every game a td has been scored vs them through the air(except seattles game) we might want to look that way.

But Detroit has an offense.
Kitna has 5TDs and a 63% completion percentage
They have a total of 5 rushing tds also.
Buffalo has what for offense?

4 TDs thrown and a 61% completion percentage
a total of 3 rushing TDs.
thats a crappy average for tds per game by us.

So anyone who wants to check the win column already might want to check again. Detroit is a bad team with some good offense. If they fix thier turnovers and the fact they played afew good teams at the beginning, it will be close to see how good of a game this one might be. I wouldnt be surprised if they ended up 1-5 and us 2-4.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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This is the trap game for us if there's such a thing for a 2-3 team that just got blown out.

I'd really hate to be the first win for the Lions.

[TacklingDummy]

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You forgot to mention the Lions are home.

The Bills better win this game. We need Touchdowns not FGs.

[HHURRICANE]

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I agree, not a lock by any means. The fact that we got beat into submission might be in our favor.

[Forward_Lateral]

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The Lions are a Jekyl and Hyde type team. Their offense looked unstoppable in St. Louis, but then they looked terrible at times as well.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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The Lions are a Jekyl and Hyde type team. Their offense looked unstoppable in St. Louis, but then they looked terrible at times as well.

Sounds like the Jets.

[Night Train]

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We're a 2-3 rebuilding team. Remind me which games on our schedule are locks ?

The Lions have multiple injuries and a patchwork OL. Blitz Kitna early and often. Jones already has 4 fumbles and is not trusted.

On offense, ball control and clock mgmt. Run Willis often to set up the deep play action trys. No reason to gamble and increase the likelihood of turnovers.

" We can't look ahead " . Teams that will be lucky to finish .500 don't look ahead. They desperately fight for a win each week. Let's put the silly cliches away.

[Typ0]

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I think this game is a toss up.

[Ingtar33]

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what scares me is the bills are one of the worst road teams i've ever seen, and have been over the last 5 years or so.

[Devin]

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Ill be thankful if we keep it close, as a bills fan by rule I dont believe any game is ever a lock.

At this point the Raiders would give us a run.

[Typ0]

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if the Lions weren't so banged up I'd be picking them by 10 at least.

[Historian]

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On paper, this looks like it should be an easy Bills win....unfortunately, it's on the road.

Ill bet the Vikes were looking at their schedule, thinking they would get back on track by beating us. Look how that turned out.

Still, I think the Bills earn a hard fought 20-17 win.

[HHURRICANE]

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How about this, the Bills better had win. How many winnable games are on our schedule? This team is 0-5. If I have to watch all week how they got their first win against us I will puke. NO BS EXCUSES!!!

[Mr. Cynical]

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Hope the Bills win but along the way Kitna and Williams light it up. They are starting on my FF team.

[YardRat]

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I don't like playing o'fer teams, especially on the road. If we take these guys lightly we'll get beat.

Teams with character win games they're supposed to win. Teams with character bounce back from humiliating losses. This game will be a gauge for how much 'character' this Bills team has.